Social Security's full retirement age is changing next year, affecting when the youngest baby boomers and Gen Xers can ...

Full retirement age or “normal retirement age” was 65 years old for a long time. However, starting with people born in 1938 ...

More specifically, it is the full retirement age that is changing in 2026. Technically, you can start claiming retirement ...

That’s why understanding exactly when you qualify for your full benefit is crucial. Yet, most people don’t.

You can claim Social Security between ages 62 and 70, and you get to decide what age within that range makes sense for you.

Understanding the full retirement age (FRA) for Social Security is extremely important so you can make informed choices about your benefits. This can be more complicated than you’d think because FRA ...

For anyone born in 1960 or later, the full retirement age is 67. However, Americans don't have to wait until then to claim Social Security benefits. They can claim as early as age 62. But the ...

Among the options for salvaging the Social Security trust fund is pushing full retirement age (FRA) to 70. Low- and middle-wage earners would be most impacted by raising the retirement age. Some ...

Last year, more than 20% of newly awarded retired workers claimed Social Security as soon as possible at age 62, so they ...

Is 65 still the standard retirement age? Layoffs and health issues result in many leaving the workforce early.

What you do in the five years before retirement and the first 10 afterward — known as the Critical 15 — can establish how ...